Tô Lâm
Paramount leader Active
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam · Principal · De jure
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Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam
Primary executive
Head of government
Le Minh Hung
Head of government Active
Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam · Principal
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Verified country brief
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- Executive system
- Other · One primary executive function
- Dominant executive office
- Paramount leader
- Why this office is primary
- Viet Nam is a one-party socialist republic in which the Communist Party General Secretary is the paramount political leader; To Lam also serves as State President, while the Prime Minister leads the Government.
Government
Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, 2026-2031 term
Apr 7, 2026 · De jure
Communist Party of Viet Nam
CPV
Legislature and composition
Unicameral16th National Assembly of Viet Nam
Apr 6, 2026
National Assembly
500 SeatsNext election
Date not scheduledNext Vietnamese National Assembly election
Date not scheduled · Parliamentary election
- Electoral system
- Universal, equal, direct and secret voting in multi-member electoral units.
Latest election
Completed2026 Vietnamese National Assembly election
Mar 15, 2026 · Parliamentary election
- Electoral system
- Universal, equal, direct and secret voting in multi-member electoral units.
Current policy issues
- 1Institutional and administrative reformGovernment News - Institutional priorities for 2026
- 2High growth and macroeconomic stabilityGovernment News - Cabinet reviews socio-economic performance
- 3Science, strategic technologies and digital transformationGovernment News - Funding for strategic core technologies
- 4Strategic infrastructure and energy securityGovernment News - Cabinet reviews socio-economic performance, Government News - Institutional priorities for 2026
Indexed party landscape
Parties and alliances currently indexed for this jurisdiction. Active and historical labels reflect the source dataset, not an official national register.
- Tracked parties
- 24
- Active in source
- 2
- Historical in source
- 6
- parties shown
- 24
- Founded
- 1930
- Founded
- 1977
Bloc 8406
Party Unknown
Communist Party of Annam
Party Unknown
Democratic Party of Vietnam XXI.
Party Unknown
International Communist League
Party Unknown
National Progressive Movement
Party Unknown
National United Front
Party Unknown
Nationalist Party of Vietnam
Party Unknown
Revolutionary Party of Young Annam
Party Unknown
Socialist Party of Vietnam
Party Unknown
Tân Việt Revolutionary Party
Party Unknown
More parties (12)
United Front for the Liberation of Oppressed Races
Party Unknown
- Party leadership
- Tô Lâm
Vietnam Progression Party
Party Unknown
Vietnam Reform Revolutionary Party
Party Unknown
Vietnamese Democratic Socialist Party
Party Unknown
Đại Việt Duy Dân Đảng
Party Unknown
Democratic Party of Vietnam
Party Historical
- Founded
- Dec 30, 1944
- Ideology
- social democracy, democratic socialism
- Political spectrum
- Centre-left
- Party leadership
- Dương Đức Hiền
- Founded
- 1946
- Founded
- 1927
- Founded
- 1944
- Founded
- 1946
- Founded
- 1960
Administration
PartialGovernment of Vietnam
CurrentAug 9, 2026 · 0 Party
Legislature
PartialNational Assembly of Vietnam
Elections
Partial2011 Vietnamese presidential election
Presidential election · Head of state
Jul 25, 2011
Completed
2011 Vietnamese legislative election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
May 22, 2011
Completed
2007 Vietnamese presidential election
Presidential election · Head of state
Jul 24, 2007
Completed
2007 Vietnamese legislative election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Jul 24, 2007
Completed
1997 Vietnamese legislative election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Jul 20, 1997
Completed
1992 Vietnamese legislative election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Jul 19, 1992
Completed
1987 Vietnamese legislative election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Apr 19, 1987
Completed
1981 Vietnamese legislative election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Apr 26, 1981
Completed
1976 Vietnamese legislative election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Apr 25, 1976
Completed
1967 South Vietnamese presidential election
Presidential election · Head of state
Sep 3, 1967
Completed
Candidates
Partial1967 South Vietnamese presidential election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Sep 3, 1967
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
2011 Vietnamese presidential election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Jul 25, 2011
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
Sources
11
- 1Government News - To Lam elected General Secretary and State Presidentcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 2Government News - Le Minh Hung elected Prime Ministercitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 3Government News - 2026 general election begins nationwidecitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 4Government News - Resolution on results of the 16th National Assembly electioncitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 5Government News - Institutional priorities for 2026citation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 6Government News - Funding for strategic core technologiescitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 7Government News - Cabinet reviews socio-economic performancecitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 8Government News of Viet Namcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 9WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
- 10Wikimedia CommonsCC BY-SA 3.0 · Aug 9, 2026
- 11Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026
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